Word: know
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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This is far different from bigotry. Liberality permits us to be men of the firmest convictions, fearless of all that is fault. It does not give us a scorn for other creeds, but brings us confidence in our own and makes the truth more evident. Let the world know the truth. Let the church be known, and the beauty of her features will make every man do her reverence...
...what does he mean by the indefinite word "several"? Two "cases," or four, or six? And what by his adverb "practically"? Surely he is aware that very slight changes in brief-structure oftentimes mean great alterations in the sense and effectiveness of the argument. Again, does he not know that accidents often happen in any system and at any place? And that strict accuracy in marking is an utter impossibility? Instructors are not gods, but men; that is, beings susceptible to over-work, weariness, haste. Injustice must occasionally be done by them; a thousand stern supervisors could not prevent that...
...possible for the interested public to know the methods of assigning scholarships in the Graduate School of Harvard College? Favoritism seems to be shown to graduates of other colleges. Cases have been known in past years of members of the graduating class of good moral standing, and ranking high during four years, who were not successful in obtaining scholarships, when at the same time men of lower rank from other colleges were favored...
...nasal vowels there was a decided difference, but we are unable to state just the amount of it. We know that there were two nasal vowels in old French, a and e before nasal consonants. But there is this striking difference that the n is not swallowed up in the vowel, but that an and en were possibly pronounced after the English fashion...
...formation of party clubs is good for the crystallization of all political aims and it is pleasing to know that during the coming presidential campaign the various parties in the college will form clubs, the object of which will be to nominate their favorite, whether it be Allison, McKinley, Reed or Cleveland, for our coming president...